Could it be possible that a bunch of kids who aren’t even old enough to drive have the answer to our nation’s distracted driving problem?
A group of middle school girls from the Council Rock School District are in Orlando this week as finalists in a national contest that using scientific problem solving to solve a community problem. This group of students has developed a product called the TEXTerminator. The TEXTerminator would shut down a cell phone’s text messaging capabilities thus preventing drivers from texting and driving.
The team developed the idea after giving a 12 question survey to more than 760 high school and college drivers, the majority of whom were between the ages of 16 -18. The team’s survey revealed that 57% of survey respondents admitted to texting and driving and 23% of respondents reported that their parents text and drive.
If the team wins the competition they will be awarded $25,000 to help make their idea a reality.
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